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Smithfield, Virginia: World's Oldest Edible Ham

Potentially edible, but we wouldn't recommend it (It's been a ham since 1902). In the same ham-rabid town that made the World's Largest Ham Biscuit.

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World's Oldest Edible Cured Ham

World's Largest Cured Ham at the Isle of Wight County Museum.

[Julie C. Grimes, 06/25/1997]

World's Oldest Edible Ham

Isle of Wight County Museum

Address:
103 Main St., Smithfield, VA
Directions:
Isle of Wight County Museum. I-64 exit 263A (Mercury Blvd/US 258). South on US 258, across the James River Bridge, for 17.5 miles. Turn right on Main St. in Smithfield, then one-half mile to Museum.
Hours:
M-Sa 10-4, Su 12-4 (Call to verify)
Phone:
757-356-1223
Admission:
Adults $2.
RA Rates:
Major Fun
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